Busiest Container Ports by Country
Busiest Container Ports by Country: the dated top ten, the source and what this national port container traffic, teu comparison tells us.
In this 2023 source snapshot, China has the highest reported value among eligible entries: 278,759,834.00. United States follows at 54,618,858.00. The unit is national port container traffic, TEU.
About the data
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 108 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| China | 278,759,834 |
| United States | 54,618,858 |
| Singapore | 39,010,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | 30,003,141 |
| Malaysia | 28,246,849 |
| India | 22,208,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21,531,172 |
| Japan | 21,499,023 |
| Viet Nam | 21,069,746 |
| Spain | 16,380,201 |
What the numbers mean
TEU is a twenty-foot-equivalent container unit. It standardises container volume rather than counting tonnes of goods. Transshipment hubs handle containers travelling between other countries, so port throughput is not a direct measure of domestic imports and exports. This table adds traffic at the national level rather than ranking individual ports.
Where the top ten ends
The tenth entry is Spain at 16,380,201.00. This is a cutoff within the published comparison, not evidence that countries outside the table have no activity. The date and coverage are part of the answer: updating the source or changing the eligible territories can change who appears.
Source and method
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 108 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
Source: World Bank